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Revision and Mixed Practice Test
Read at your own pace. Try the practice, then continue your course.
Well done on completing “Understanding a Child”! This final lesson brings the whole unit together. Use the summary table for quick revision, tick off the last-day checklist, and then attempt the 20-question mixed test under timed conditions, about 20 minutes. Record every mistake in your error log.
Course summary
Last-day revision checklist
- Can you explain the difference between growth, development and maturation?
- Can you match each research method with its key feature?
- Can you list the principles of development with one example each?
- Do you know Kohlberg’s six stages in order and their levels?
- Can you match Skinner, Bandura and Chomsky to their views on language?
- Do you know Parten’s six types of play in order?
- Can you distinguish self-concept from self-esteem?
Exam focus
- Read scenario questions carefully: the best answer is usually the one that understands the child’s context and supports learning without punishment or labelling.
- Many questions test pairs of easily confused terms; revise them side by side.
Example
Before attempting the test, Kiran reviewed his error log and found he often confused cephalocaudal and proximodistal. He wrote “head to tail” and “near to far” on a card and checked it twice. In the mixed test, he answered both related questions correctly.
Key takeaways
- Childhood is shaped by context; teachers must recognise multiple childhoods.
- Choose research methods according to the question you need answered.
- Development follows principles but every child has their own pace.
- Social, emotional, language and moral development are closely linked.
- Play and a healthy sense of self are central to learning in the primary years.
Practice
This is your mixed test. Allow about 20 minutes, then check your answers.
- Which is a qualitative change?
- (A) Increase in weight
- (B) Increase in height
- (C) Learning to reason logically
- (D) Increase in head size
- A teacher records, “On 5 July, Ravi helped a new pupil find the toilet without being asked.” This is a(n):
- (A) anecdotal record
- (B) rating scale
- (C) questionnaire
- (D) experiment
- Development proceeding from the centre of the body outward is:
- (A) cephalocaudal
- (B) proximodistal
- (C) general to specific
- (D) continuity
- Which parenting style is warm but has very few rules or demands?
- (A) Authoritarian
- (B) Authoritative
- (C) Neglectful
- (D) Permissive
- Comparing 6-year-olds, 8-year-olds and 10-year-olds at the same time is a:
- (A) cross-sectional study
- (B) longitudinal study
- (C) case study
- (D) action research
- The Pygmalion effect shows that:
- (A) heredity alone decides achievement
- (B) teachers’ expectations can influence pupils’ performance
- (C) punishment improves learning
- (D) play is harmful
- Babbling usually begins at about:
- (A) 2 years
- (B) 4 years
- (C) birth
- (D) 6–10 months
- In Kohlberg’s theory, “I will be good so that people like me” reflects stage:
- Which theorist would most likely say “children learn to speak by imitating the people around them”?
- (A) Chomsky
- (B) Bandura
- (C) Kohlberg
- (D) Bridges
- Under RTE 2009, physical punishment of children is:
- (A) allowed for serious mistakes
- (B) allowed with parents’ permission
- (C) prohibited
- (D) left to each teacher
- Children playing together with shared roles and rules are in:
- (A) cooperative play
- (B) parallel play
- (C) solitary play
- (D) onlooker play
- A child’s readiness for writing depends mainly on:
- (A) the number of textbooks
- (B) maturation of fine motor skills
- (C) parents’ income alone
- (D) the school building
- The ethic of care was proposed by:
- (A) Kohlberg
- (B) Piaget
- (C) Gilligan
- (D) Skinner
- Judging oneself by comparison with classmates is called:
- (A) internalization
- (B) self-recognition
- (C) maturation
- (D) social comparison
- Primary socialization happens mainly in the:
- (A) family
- (B) school
- (C) workplace
- (D) media
- Action research in education was popularised by:
- (A) Wundt
- (B) Stephen Corey
- (C) Chomsky
- (D) Parten
- Which is the best example of positive discipline?
- (A) Making a child stand outside the class for an hour
- (B) Explaining a rule and a logical consequence calmly
- (C) Public scolding
- (D) Hitting the child’s hand
- A child who could not attend school until age 9 should, under RTE, be:
- (A) admitted to an age-appropriate class with special training
- (B) admitted to Class 1
- (C) refused admission
- (D) sent to work
- Using a block as a phone during pretend play is:
- (A) functional play
- (B) games with rules
- (C) symbolic play
- (D) solitary play
- Which statement is true about milestones?
- (A) They are exact dates
- (B) Delay of a week shows disability
- (C) They apply only to boys
- (D) They are approximate, and children vary
Answers and explanations (tap to show)
- (C) Logical reasoning is a qualitative change in ability; the other options are quantitative growth.
- (A) A brief, dated, factual account of a significant incident is an anecdotal record.
- (B) Proximodistal development goes from the centre outward.
- (D) Permissive (indulgent) parents are warm but make few demands.
- (A) Different age groups studied at one time is cross-sectional.
- (B) Rosenthal and Jacobson’s study showed expectations influencing performance.
- (D) Babbling typically starts around 6–10 months.
- (A) Seeking approval and wanting to be seen as good is stage 3 (conventional level).
- (B) Bandura’s social learning theory emphasises observation and imitation of models.
- (C) RTE prohibits physical punishment and mental harassment.
- (A) Cooperative play has shared goals, roles and rules.
- (B) Readiness for writing depends on maturation of fine motor control.
- (C) Carol Gilligan proposed the ethic of care.
- (D) Social comparison means evaluating oneself relative to others.
- (A) The family is the agent of primary socialization.
- (B) Stephen Corey popularised action research in education, building on Kurt Lewin’s work.
- (B) Positive discipline explains rules and uses fair, logical consequences without humiliation.
- (A) RTE provides for age-appropriate admission plus special training.
- (C) Using one object to represent another is symbolic play.
- (D) Milestones are typical ranges; individual variation is normal.